Tagged: stablecoin

February 4, 2023 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finnish Fintech company Membrane Finance has launched EUROe – Europe’s “first” and “only” EU-regulated full-reserve stablecoin and payment network. EUROe transforms “a fiat Euro into a 1:1 pegged digital currency transactable on Ethereum, with planned support for an increasing number of blockchains.” One EUROe is… Read More

January 19, 2023 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Spanish Fintech MONEI is reporting that it has received the “green light” from the Bank of Spain’s Fintech Sandbox to launch a digital Euro –  “EURM.” MONEI is a platform that aims to simplify and streamline digital payments, allowing any organization to integrate with Shopify… Read More

January 18, 2023 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MakerDAO, which claims to be the longest-standing DeFi lending protocol and creator of DAI, the original, decentralized stablecoin, announces Societe Generale-FORGE, a subsidiary of French multinational investment bank Societe Generale, has “completed an initial DAI drawdown from the MakerDAO protocol of 7 million DAI. SG-FORGE… Read More

January 2, 2023 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, submitted recommendations to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on how best “to safely oversee a global, fiat-backed stablecoin and its issuer.” Paxos welcomed the opportunity “to provide comments to the Financial Stability Board and agreed with… Read More

January 2, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has submitted comments to the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) proposed framework for the international regulation of crypto-asset activities and the regulation and supervision of “Global Stablecoin” Arrangements. Circle appreciates the critical role that the FSB plays in “promoting international financial stability, particularly in developing… Read More

December 28, 2022 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the crypto and blockchain industry enters a new year, Fireblocks’ Vice President & Head of Corporate Strategy Adam Levine, shares key predictions of institutions eyeing the space: More traditional financial institutions leverage stablecoins Bigger players will use blockchain technology to unlock some of the… Read More

December 20, 2022 @ 6:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Centrifuge is pleased to close the year with the official launch of a $220 million fund with their partners BlockTower Credit and MakerDAO. The executive vote passed on Sunday, December 11, and Maker will “deploy four vaults to fund investments in real-world… Read More

November 28, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With Banking Circle’s web3 payments solution, payments businesses and banks can process asset-backed stablecoin settlements “in the same way as fiat currencies, providing their customers with faster settlement and lower fees outside of traditional bank rails.” Banking Circle‘s USDC stablecoins solution can be “utilized for… Read More

November 28, 2022 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Ettle, a blockchain startup, has announced a pilot transaction for an Australian dollar-based stablecoin AUDE. According to a company statement, Ettle partnered with Meadow Labs in the experiment to make a payment using the AUDE to one of its contractors. Ettle says it is utilizing… Read More

November 21, 2022 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bigo Live, which claims to be one of the world’s fastest-growing social live streaming platforms, has enabled their users to top up accounts by paying “with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC).” Powered by licensed crypto payment gateway TripleA,… Read More

November 21, 2022 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MakerDAO, which claims to the “longest-standing” decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol and creator of DAI, the original, decentralized stablecoin, announces the launch of Maker Teleport, a multichain infrastructure for teleporting DAI across different blockchain networks. Maker Teleport is now “available on the smart contract chains… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT by market cap, announced on October 13, 2022 that it has “eliminated commercial paper from its reserves, replacing these investments with U.S. Treasury Bills (T-Bills).” This announcement “comes as part of Tether’s ongoing efforts to increase… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MakerDAO, the “longest-standing” DeFi lending protocol and creator of DAI, the “original,” decentralized stablecoin, announced “the strategic investment of $500M USD (converted from $500M DAI) into a combination of US Short Treasuries and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds.” The move, which will be initiated by DeFi… Read More

October 8, 2022 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Via, a global payroll platform that helps hire and pay workers anywhere in the world in compliance with all local legal regulations, announced that it has opted for Bitso, the cryptocurrency platform in Latin America, to streamline international payments for workers using the power of… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Higlobe, Inc., the U.S. based solution for international payment transfers, raised $14 million in funding “to expand its technology and launch into new markets.” The investment round was “led by global technology investment firm Battery Ventures, an investor in a number of U.S.-based fintech companies.”… Read More

September 19, 2022 @ 1:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Lago DAO recently voted to pass its first proposal, “putting in motion a series of events resulting in the birth of a new decentralized digital currency: USD2.” USD2 is implemented on the Kadena blockchain via smart contracts, which are “controlled by the Lago DAO.”… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 1:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hubble Protocol, the home of the USDH stablecoin, recently announced the completion of a $5 million round led by Multicoin Capital, “bringing the project’s total financing to date to $15 million.” Multicoin Capital reportedly “joins previous investors DeFiance Capital, Delphi Digital, Digital Currency Group, Crypto.com… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Gemini notes that they’re pleased to announce support for Binance USD (BUSD). BUSD is now “available for deposits and custody on Gemini.” Trading for BUSD will follow, “opening first on [their] API/FIX and ActiveTrader applications for the USD trading… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, has posted the calendar for September hearings with several topics of note on the list. On Tuesday, September 20 at 10 a.m. ET, the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy will meet… Read More

August 26, 2022 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fiat-based stablecoins are only as good as what is backing the value. As we saw with TerraUSD, a dollar-based algorithmic stablecoin, little was there except hope and mirrors. Circle, the issuer of USDC – the second largest dollar-based stablecoin in circulation, posted an update yesterday… Read More